Cisco VXI vs Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) comparison

"The solution has been doing a good job for us."

"The initial setup of Cisco VXI is straightforward."

"For a remote solution and connectivity I think it's the best that there is on the market compared to the other two, big, competing products."

"This Citrix product is flexible, easy to manage and faster than similar products such as VMWare Horizon."

"Go for it."

"Citrix Virtual Apps is the most valuable feature. Many customers use this feature to publish only applications, and not the full desktop. They can publish the internal resource or allow the end-user to reach a site or an application without having the full desktop. That's why they love this feature. It helps them save on resources."

"The most beneficial feature is seamless remote access, particularly for applications rather than full endpoints. Security features include full data encryption and integrated SSL VPN through NetScaler for secure access."

"It provides the flexibility of being used on any device which makes the employee experience better, in terms of ease of use."

"Remote work has been enhanced"

"It has given us the ability for people to access the apps that are on-premise, meaning users can work from home or from anywhere, and as a result COVID hasn't had an impact on the productivity of our users while they're working remotely."

"When using Cisco VXI in virtual environments there tends to be a lot of bugs with files you have to deploy across the virtual environment."

"When using Cisco VXI in virtual environments there tends to be a lot of bugs with files you have to deploy across the virtual environment. You configure for hours, and then there is a bug that stops you, and you notice that you wasted hours."

"At the moment, if you want better monitoring, you need to buy a third license."

"It would be great if they included VPN features and improved connectivity."

"Performance could be better if there was a low latency improvement."

"It is slow. When everybody is logged in, it does have a tendency to slow down. You can tell the connectivity slows down a little bit, but it's still a good product."

"When I needed support for a couple of things, three people intervened. Each time, three people gave me a different answer. In the end, they did not manage to give the right answer. At a certain point, they stopped replying."

"Printing is huge, there are a lot of shortfalls with supporting printing over XenApp."

"There is room for slight improvement in performance optimization and interface refinement."

"The cost of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops is high and has room for improvement."

"It is an expensive solution when there are bugs. I'm always ready to give money for a complete solution where there are no bugs in it, but you will never find it."

"Based not only on the cost of Citrix, but additional costs like firewalls, IPS, and other solutions, the total cost of switching users from using normal laptops with VPNs to connection via Citrix were so huge that the CEO of our company decided to postpone the deployment process."

"I think it is a little high priced."

"We are seeing a return on investment with Citrix Workspace."

"It is quite expensive, but so are the competitors on the market."

"Where Citrix really needs to improve is in their support and in the way that they manage their licenses. Everything else comes second because if I'm not in a position where I can get proper support or manage my own licenses in an easy way, then it is pointless. Today, I am at a point where I may not be able to use Citrix anymore because they want to take away some of the licenses that I bought, pretending they are not valid anymore. That is frankly unacceptable. If they don't solve this, everything comes second because I cannot use my product."

"Citrix solutions cost a lot in comparison with competitors, like Azure Virtual Desktop or VMware Horizon. Those solutions cost around 50 to 60 percent less, per month per user, than Citrix."

"It is a bit costly, but enterprise class features come with a cost."

"You can buy an on-cloud or on-prem license. You can switch between on-cloud users and on-prem users. Its licensing is cheap. It is from $8 to $15 per user. It is not that expensive when you compare the cost of buying new hardware with the cost of the license. For example, at $15 per user, it costs around $180 for a year, which is cheaper than buying a $600 PC that at a certain stage, you will again have to change because its hardware is not supported. It may also get damaged or stolen. So, you can compare the cost of the actual hardware that you have to buy and the time spent in supporting the clients with the cost of its license."